The 7th and 8th grade students have participated in the CCDC (Character Development) program. SPA (Supportive Parent Association)
has brought in speakers for parents and teachers on Bullying. Over the years, Guardian Angels students and faculty have
participated in demonstrations of the Life Skills and conducted discussions based on THE BULLY FREE CLASSROOM. Band - Elementary Program
Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader allows Central Catholic to make essential reading practice more effective for every student. Students can personalize their reading to their own individual current level. Teachers can manage all reading activities including if a students should read the book to or with someone, or if a student should read the book independently. Students’ reading and understanding can be assessed through four types of quizzes: Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice, Literacy Skills, and Textbook Quizzes. Accelerated Reader is designed to build a lifelong love of reading and learning.
FAME
FAME (Intense intervention reading program; FAME is research-based developmental reading program for adolescents who read below their grade level. The program consists of a series of four courses: Foundations of Reading, Adventures in Reading, Mastery of Meaning and Explorations. The curriculum is based on Chall's theory of reading development which believes that learning to read is an evolutionary process. The curriculum progresses from helping students identify words in print and build fluency to acquiring new concepts and analyzing what they read.
Modified FAME Program
FAME is a reading intervention program designed to help students with low reading ability. FAME stands for Foundations of Reading; Adventures in Reading; Mastery of Meaning; Explorations. In its original use, students showed an improvement of one-year grade equivalent per semester of instruction in the program. While Central Catholic does not incorporate the entire program, the use of the program has improved the reading ability of our low-ability readers.
Sustained Silent Reading or DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) (K-12)
STAR Reader STAR Reader is an assessment to which can be used to assess students' reading levels in less than 10 minutes. It provides accurate, reliable, norm-referenced reading scores including grade equivalents, percentile ranks, and normal curve equivalents, which allow Central Catholic to determine the appropriate level of challenge for each student to personalize practice and individualize instruction.
Root Focus Root Focus is a school-wide program built for developing the vocabulary of the student body. The program focuses on understanding the roots of words, allowing students to make connections with the word parts, helping them to understand new words when they are encountered. One of the most important readings for increasing vocabulary is the connection between vocabulary and reading comprehension. This program is effective and makes sense, because for a student to understand what (s)he reads, (s)he must understand the words (s)he’s reading.
High-Ability Student Opportunities
AP Course Offerings
AP Courses are designed to cover the information, skills, and assignments found in corresponding college courses, as well as to align with the standards and expectations offered at leading institutions. AP Courses are a way for Central Catholic to provide motivated and academically prepared students the opportunity to study and learn at the college level. Most U.S. colleges and many international ones have an AP Credit Policy which allows students who have taken AP courses or exams to earn college credit, placement, or both.
Dual-Credit Course Offerings
Like the AP offerings, Dual-Credit course offerings are a way for Central Catholic students to cover the information, skills, and assignments found in corresponding college courses, while in high school. While there is a minimal fee for taking the courses, it is less expensive than taking these classes on-campus, and allows the student to study with teachers and in settings in which they are familiar. These courses are offered for college credit through Northeast Community College, and are transferable to many colleges in Nebraska.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Through extra curricular activities, Central Catholic hopes to develop leaders and champions who strive for excellence and exhibit the qualities and behaviors of good teammates. The school offers nine athletic teams and four fine arts activities sanctioned by the NSAA, as well as other school and conference-based activities in which students can find ways to succeed and excel.
(Articlulated Credit - Northeast Community College)
Every class took an educational field trip visiting a historical museum, a business or a nature-related area in Omaha, Sioux City,Norfolk, Wayne or West Point.
Kindergarten and Grade 1 - Attend a llive literacy-based performance every year (Most years the performance is hosted at the Johnny Carson Theater in Norfolk.) In the fall of 2011 students attended a performance of Charlotte's Web
Kindergarten - Nebraska Art Center in Norfolk
Grade 3 - Field trip to Wilderness Park to better understand a forest ecosystem.
Grade 5 - GPS training through ESU #2 sponsored at Neligh Park in West Point as well as play performances
Grade 6 - After studying astronomy, the students went to the planetarium at Midland University
SPA is an organization of parents of students at Guardian Angels Central Catholic who work together to enhance their children’s education and the environment of the school. Meetings are held twice a year as an opportunity for personal growth through speakers and a chance to
become acquainted with the staff. The organization has been actively involved in supporting our school for over 25 years.
SPA annually organizes the following activities for the students during the school year.
Supplemental or Enrichment Curriculum
The following additional educational programs are used at Central Catholic to enhance our student’s success:
The teachers are using the Six Traits more each year as they assess students writing. The portfolios of the students are growing.
- Boys Town Life Skills
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- Life Skills Evaluation
The 7th and 8th grade students have participated in the CCDC (Character Development) program. SPA (Supportive Parent Association)has brought in speakers for parents and teachers on Bullying. Over the years, Guardian Angels students and faculty have
participated in demonstrations of the Life Skills and conducted discussions based on THE BULLY FREE CLASSROOM.
Band - Elementary Program
- Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader allows Central Catholic to make essential reading practice more effective for every student. Students can personalize their reading to their own individual current level. Teachers can manage all reading activities including if a students should read the book to or with someone, or if a student should read the book independently. Students’ reading and understanding can be assessed through four types of quizzes: Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice, Literacy Skills, and Textbook Quizzes. Accelerated Reader is designed to build a lifelong love of reading and learning.- FAME
FAME (Intense intervention reading program; FAME is research-based developmental reading program for adolescents who read below their grade level. The program consists of a series of four courses: Foundations of Reading, Adventures in Reading, Mastery of Meaning and Explorations. The curriculum is based on Chall's theory of reading development which believes that learning to read is an evolutionary process. The curriculum progresses from helping students identify words in print and build fluency to acquiring new concepts and analyzing what they read.- Modified FAME Program
FAME is a reading intervention program designed to help students with low reading ability. FAME stands for Foundations of Reading; Adventures in Reading; Mastery of Meaning; Explorations. In its original use, students showed an improvement of one-year grade equivalent per semester of instruction in the program. While Central Catholic does not incorporate the entire program, the use of the program has improved the reading ability of our low-ability readers.STAR Reader is an assessment to which can be used to assess students' reading levels in less than 10 minutes. It provides accurate, reliable, norm-referenced reading scores including grade equivalents, percentile ranks, and normal curve equivalents, which allow Central Catholic to determine the appropriate level of challenge for each student to personalize practice and individualize instruction.
Root Focus is a school-wide program built for developing the vocabulary of the student body. The program focuses on understanding the roots of words, allowing students to make connections with the word parts, helping them to understand new words when they are encountered. One of the most important readings for increasing vocabulary is the connection between vocabulary and reading comprehension. This program is effective and makes sense, because for a student to understand what (s)he reads, (s)he must understand the words (s)he’s reading.
High-Ability Student Opportunities
- AP Course Offerings
AP Courses are designed to cover the information, skills, and assignments found in corresponding college courses, as well as to align with the standards and expectations offered at leading institutions. AP Courses are a way for Central Catholic to provide motivated and academically prepared students the opportunity to study and learn at the college level. Most U.S. colleges and many international ones have an AP Credit Policy which allows students who have taken AP courses or exams to earn college credit, placement, or both.- Dual-Credit Course Offerings
Like the AP offerings, Dual-Credit course offerings are a way for Central Catholic students to cover the information, skills, and assignments found in corresponding college courses, while in high school. While there is a minimal fee for taking the courses, it is less expensive than taking these classes on-campus, and allows the student to study with teachers and in settings in which they are familiar. These courses are offered for college credit through Northeast Community College, and are transferable to many colleges in Nebraska.- Extra-Curricular Activities
Through extra curricular activities, Central Catholic hopes to develop leaders and champions who strive for excellence and exhibit the qualities and behaviors of good teammates. The school offers nine athletic teams and four fine arts activities sanctioned by the NSAA, as well as other school and conference-based activities in which students can find ways to succeed and excel.Course Fact Sheet -
- Math Counts
Math competition for grades 7 and 8.Health Curriculum
University Extension Enrichment Programs:
- SPA (Supportive Parents Association)
SPA is an organization of parents of students at Guardian Angels Central Catholic who work together to enhance their children’s education and the environment of the school. Meetings are held twice a year as an opportunity for personal growth through speakers and a chance tobecome acquainted with the staff. The organization has been actively involved in supporting our school for over 25 years.
SPA annually organizes the following activities for the students during the school year.